Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator to Grow Clean Technology Businesses, Jobs in Central Virginia

November 10, 2009 Category: Energy Companies, Energy Efficiency, Green Energy
Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator to Grow Clean Technology Businesses, Jobs in Central Virginia

The Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator, a center to assist new businesses focused on energy efficiency and other clean and green technologies, is scheduled to open early next year in Ashland, Va., with financial support from Dominion, one of the nation’s largest producers of energy. Modeled after other successful technology incubators, the... 

Hydrogen milestone moves energy independence one step forward

November 10, 2009 Category: Hydrogen Energy
Hydrogen milestone moves energy independence one step forward

Big things often come in small packages. That’s certainly the case with the potential created by recent successes in hydrogen research at Idaho National Laboratory. Steve Herring, technical director of the High Temperature Electrolysis Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative, holds in his hand a solid-oxide electrolysis cell no larger than a standard CD.... 

Honeywell’s UOP and China National Petroleum Corp. to Collaborate on Biofuels Projects in China

November 4, 2009 Category: Biofuel Energy
Honeywell's UOP and China National Petroleum Corp. to Collaborate on Biofuels Projects in China

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) under which the two companies will collaborate on a range of biofuels technologies and projects in China. Under the terms of the agreement, announced at the 20th meeting of the China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade... 

Solarbrook Announces “Blowdown Recovery System” Design Phase Completion

October 29, 2009 Category: Solar Energy
Solarbrook Announces "Blowdown Recovery System" Design Phase Completion

Solarbrook Water and Power Corporation’s CEO announced the completion of the design and prototype study phase of a water recovery system to be used on cooling towers. “The system will recover water traditionally sent to the sewers, and will remove dissolved solids, and contaminates which result in lost cooling efficiency within the cooling... 

Honeywell Refrigerant Helps Homeowners Convert the Sun’s Heat Into Power

October 29, 2009 Category: Electricity, Energy Bills
Honeywell Refrigerant Helps Homeowners Convert the Sun's Heat Into Power

Honeywell announced today that its Genetron® R-245fa refrigerant is being used to help homeowners generate electricity from the sun’s heat while offsetting energy costs. Honeywell’s energy-efficient refrigerant is being used in an organic rankine cycle (ORC) called the 35Z Micro Power Plant, manufactured by Germany-based Turbolina GmbH... 

Telvent Smart Grid DMS Targets Improved Electric Network Performance at University of Michigan

October 27, 2009 Category: Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management
Telvent Smart Grid DMS Targets Improved Electric Network Performance at University of Michigan

Telvent, the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today that it will be supplying a new Distribution Management System (DMS) for the University of Michigan. Telvent’s DMS, one of the Company’s Smart Operations solutions and part of its comprehensive Smart Grid Solution suite, will help the University achieve its goal... 

Can CA Economy Afford Climate Policies?

Can CA Economy Afford Climate Policies?

As political pressure mounts to delay California’s ambitious global warming policies, a new report from University of California researchers examines the economic impacts of putting the Governor’s climate program on hold. Energy Prices and California’s Economic Security, a project sponsored by Next 10, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization,... 

OriginOil Announces the Completion of Phase 1 Research Project with Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory

October 7, 2009 Category: Alternative Energy, Bioenergy, Biofuel Energy
OriginOil Announces the Completion of Phase 1 Research Project with Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory

OriginOil, Inc. (OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced the completion of Phase 1 of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL). OriginOil... 

Energy Recovery, Inc. PX Devices to Be Implemented at Southern Seawater Desalination Plant in Australia

October 6, 2009 Category: Energy Efficiency, Energy Saving, Energy Storage
Energy Recovery, Inc. PX Devices to Be Implemented at Southern Seawater Desalination Plant in Australia

Energy Recovery, Inc., a leader in the design and development of energy recovery devices for desalination, today announced that its PX Pressure Exchanger™ (PX™) devices will be implemented at the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) in Western Australia. To be constructed by the Southern Seawater Alliance (SSWA) — a joint venture between... 

Novaled Announces a Large Area OLED Device Fulfilling International Lighting Specifications

August 20, 2009 Category: Electricity, Energy Efficiency
Novaled Announces a Large Area OLED Device Fulfilling International Lighting Specifications

Novaled developed a 15×15 cm white OLED device with a thickness of less than 2 mm. Die Struktur der OLED stack allows for a natural and warm white light performing a very high color rendering index (CRI) of 90. The perception of this light is similar to sunlight or what is delivered by incandescent bulbs. The achieved color coordinates of (0.44,... 

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